1. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Schizotypal (Personality) Disorder
Delusional Disorder
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Schizophreniform Disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder (bipolar/depressive)
Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder
Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
Catatonia

2. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
They are defined by abnormalities in one or more of the following five domains:
delusions,
hallucinations,
Disorganized thinking (speech),
grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior (including catatonia), and negative symptoms.
Delusions are fixed beliefs that are not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence.
Hallucinations are perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus.
DSM-5 p.87

3. A Tale of Mental Illness from the Inside
Elyn Saks -her own story of schizophrenia

4. Schizophrenia Type I Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Type II schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Thought
Attention
Perception
Motor
Emotional

5. Etiology (Origin/Cause) of Schizophrenia Disorders
Development/Course
The psychotic features of schizophrenia typically emerge between the late teens and the mid-30s; onset prior to adolescence is rare. The peak age at onset for the first psychotic episode is in the early- to mid-20s for males and in the late-20s for females.
Nevid p.230

6. Treatments for Schizophrenia
Joel J. Jeffries

7. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorder
Adjustment Disorders
With depressed mood
With anxiety
With mixed anxiety and depressed mood
With disturbance of conduct
With mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct

8. What is PTSD? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMC2jt_QVEE
Sam and Tara’s Story

9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cardinal Symptoms
Re-experiencing- intrusive remembering or reliving of the traumatic event
Avoidance- of stimuli reminiscent of the trauma and numbing or loss of pleasure in usually pleasurable activities.
Hyperarousal- sleep difficulties, irritability, hypervigilance, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, exaggerated startle response, outbursts of anger.
Pervasive changes in beliefs and feeling

10. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
A Message of Hope
Burn Patients and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
Treatment option: Cognitive Processing Therapy

11. Treatment Options PTSD
Psychotherapy
Cognitive therapy- helps clients recognize the ways of thinking (cognitive patterns) that are keeping them stuck
Exposure therapy- behavioral therapy helps clients safely face frightening stimuli so that clients can learn to cope with it effectively.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Medications
Antidepressants- symptoms of depression and anxiety (improve sleep problems and concentration), SSRI (Zoloft, Paxil)
Anti-anxiety medications.
Prazosin (insomnia or recurrent nightmares)
Other- Service dog, EMDR, others
Mayo Clinic, 2015